Hey, Pete Rose doesn't smell so bad after all

On a very special "Sports Unfiltered With Dennis Miller" (Wednesday, 7 p.m., Versus, with several replays), guest Pete Rose manages to make himself look pretty good.

Especially when stacking himself up against a bunch of guys who've injected needles into their rear end to try to get an edge.

The Man Who Won't Be Hall of Fame Material Until Hell Freezes Over was in Santa Barbara taping the show with Miller, who remarked: "Your juices were always flowing, thank God they didn’t have steroids back then."
"I would have got 5,000 hits," said Rose, taking the bait.

Rose went on to make himself look stupid say:

"The Mitchell report’s come out and I never thought anybody would make me look like an altar boy."

As well as:

"If you’re gonna put these guys that supposedly did steroids into the Hall of Fame, I mean I gotta get a shot somewhere."

And then there was:

"I’ve been suspended 18 years for betting on my own team to win… I was wrong....but these guys today, if the allegations are true, they’re making a mockery of the game."

That's our Pete. Always good for a delusional quote even without popping a few greenies.

Pete's repeat performances are Wednesday at 10 p.m.. Saturday at 7 and 10 p.m., Sunday at 4 and 11 p.m. and Christmas Eve at 2 and 8 p.m.